To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
USA118th CongressHR-5257| House
| Updated: 9/25/2023
Zachary Nunn
Republican Representative
Iowa
Cosponsors (4)
Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollutionEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandNatural disastersWatersheds
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to enhance the long-term protection of watersheds, and for other purposes.
USA118th CongressHR-5257| House
| Updated: 9/25/2023
This bill amends the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) Program to allow the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide for certain restoration activities. The EWP Program offers technical and financial assistance, including the purchase of floodplain easements, to safeguard people and property from floods, drought, fires, windstorms, and other natural disasters that impair a watershed. Under the bill, USDA may allow restoration above pre-disaster conditions if that restoration is in the best interest of the long-term health and protection of the watershed.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
Zachary Nunn
Republican Representative
Iowa
Cosponsors (4)
Agriculture Committee, General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionEmergency planning and evacuationFarmlandNatural disastersWatersheds